Crazy gift idea

North Beach, Wollongong Australia

Pot Plant in Trader Joes

Anyone who has seen Australian coastlines will be familiar with Norfolk Island Pines - the towering trees along the edge of the beach you can practically navigate by.

So I was a bit amused to see Norfolk Island Pines popping up in supermarkets this year as a Hostess Gift (that you give to your host/hostess)! In a pot! Presumably they wouldn't survive the cold here, if someone was enthusiastic enough to plant them outdoors.